Suckling-feeder.



No. 721,384. Y n PATENTEE EEE. 24,1902.

M. T. PHILLIPS.

. SUCKLING FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9, 1902.,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAURICE 'rpPHILLIPa'oF PoMERoY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION fermagpart of Letters Patent No. 721,384, dated February 24,1903.

Application tied Beamter 9,1902. seria No. 134,467. un, model.)

To all whom it may concer-n,.-

Be it known that I, MAURICET. PHILLIPS, of Pomeroy, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Suckling-Feeders; and I hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to 'the accompanying drawings, which formpart of` Athis specification.

This invention is an improved sucklingfeeder for calves, Colts, and othelyoung animals whom it is necessary or desired to sepa. rate from their dams; and the objects of the present invention are to provide a feeder which can be easily cleansed,'the fluid-conducting parts being readily detachable; to provide a novel reinforcednipple which cannot collapse; to provide a spring-support and guard for the nipple which willV allow it to yield like an udder-teat if thecalf bunts itwithout injury to the animals mouthv and prevents the nipple being torn if the calf pulls upon it too hard, also to construct the feeder so that the nipple-support can be readily attached to one side of aboard or other parti'- tion, while the vessel containing the liquid food can be suspended on the other side of the partition out ofreach of the animal.

Other novel features of construction and advantages of the improved feeder will be uuderstood from the following detailed description thereof in connection with the drawings, l

which illustrate the same, and in which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating thev sucklingfeeder in use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view thereof, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section through Fig. 2.

The complete feeder comprises a nipple A, head B, guard C, supply-tube D, spring E, and fastening-plate F. vThe nipple A is provided with a contracted portion or neck a, connecting it with anannular enlargement a', terminating in a contracted ring a2, the nipple being secured to a head-casting B by springing the ring a2 over a flange b on the end of the head, said iiange fitting in the enlargementa of the nipple and securely hold;Y

ing the nipple thereto. To prevent the calf taking the nipple too far into its mouth, a guard C (preferably a disk of leather) is slipped on the nipple, said guard having a screws f2, ats-shown.

ple by the contracted. neck a. and also by the head B when the nipple is attached thereto.

The headB is provided with a central aperture b anda contracted rear end b2, to which the end of a flexible rubber supplytubelD. is connected by slipping'it lover end 'asindicated in the drawings. The open- ,in'g in thehead is slightly smaller lin diameter. than the reinforce so that thelatter Vwill bekept in thenipple when the nipple is attached to the head. The head is also preferably formed with a spiral worm or groove bs, which receives the end of the helical spring E and affords a simple means of firmly and securely fastening the head to the spring. The other end of the spring E is preferably slightly enlarged and is fastened to the wall or partition-,P by means of a plate-casting F, provided with'a central opening f and asurrounding annular recess f' to "accommodate the end convolutions-,of the spring and with perforations for the passageofthe'retainipg- The forward end'j ofthe springE is preferably provided withatangential extension e, aordin'g: aconvenient means of holding the'spring'while placing or replacing the head and connected parts thereon. An opening p is made in the partition opposite the opening in plate F to allow the supply tube D to be passed through the spring, plate, and partition, asishown, to the opposite side of the partition, where it enters the vessel V, containing milk or other 'liquid food for the animal. The vessel may be conveniently hung on a hooko, attached to the partition above openin'g'V; but this is'not a feature of the invention.

The mode of using the device is obvious from Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The nipple A is preferably made of pure IOS rubber and being reinforced by the tube-section A cannot collapse. As the spring E is free to yield in all directions, the nipple is as free to move as the teat on an udder, and the animal can bunt Without injuring the feeder 0r itself. The vessel containing the food, being preferably outside the inclosure, cannot be knocked over by the animal. To clean the feeder, it is simply necessary to remove only the parts tobe cleaned, which can be readily done by unscrewing the head from the end'of spring, and when cleaned the parts can be readily attached. The supply-tube D, moreover, is protected from injury While in use, as the animal cannot bite or tangle it, the spring E serving as a guard therefor.

Having thus described my invention, what I therefore claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent thereon, is

l. In a suckling-feeder, the combination of a flexible supporting-spring, a nipple connected with the free end of the spring, and a tube for supplying liquid food to the nipple, substantially as described.

2. A suckling-feeder, comprising a flexible spring, a nipple connected with the free end of the spring, a removable tube-section in the nipple, reinforcing it, and a supply-tube, all substantially as described.

3. In a suckling-feeder, the combination of a spring, a head supported on the free end of the spring, a nipple attached to the head, and a supply-tube attached to the head, substantially as described.

4. A suckling-feeder, comprising a helical spring, means for fastening one end of the spring to a partition or support, a head attached to the free end of the spring, a nipple attached to the head, a guard, and a supplytube connected to the head, substantially as described.

5. A suckling-feeder, comprising a spring, a head attached to the spring, a nipple attached to the head, areinforce-tube within the nipple confined therein by the head, and a supply-tube connected to the head, substantially as described.

6. A suckling-feeder, comprising a spring, aiianged head attached to the free end of the spring, a supply-tube attached to the head, a,

nipple attached to the head having a contracted neck and an enlargement fitted to the head-flange, and a guard, substantially as described.

7. The herein-described suckling-feeder, comprising a helical spring means for attaching one end of the spring to a partition, a iianged head removably fitted into the free end of the helical spring, a nipple fitted on the fiange of the head, a guard fitted to the nipple next the head, a reinforcing tube-section in the nipple, and a supply-tube connected to the head, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. C. STERN, H. V. STERN. 

